Yeah, this "Special Snowflake" treatment is pretty fucking dumb. Just put it in sub mode if you're trying to protect people, or not at all. Don't pick and choose who you want to protect for whatever reason. Really detracts from what the event is all about.

Zoo is strong, but I don't think it'll have nearly as much of an impact in TCG as it does in OCG. Just like any new archetype that is released, sure it'll be the flavor of the month for a while, but I won't be surprised in a month or twos' time the meta will see a diverse spread of decks much like we had pre RATE.

D/D/D is nothing to scoff at and blue eyes has a decent matchup vs zoo. We also have 2 Dark holes and a Raigeki where as OCG has 1 dark hole. Couple that with your hand traps and dimensional barriers and the deck becomes far more manageable to play against.

EDIT: I also forgot in the previous episode that Jaqen specifically told the Waif to not let her suffer when killing her. She easily could have slit Arya's throat and be done with it, but instead sliced and stabbed her in the gut. I think this is just more evidence that this is a test for the Waif.